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" Chris Pine may be playing Robocop in a forthcoming remake of the sci-fi film.  MGM has reportedly named the Star Trek actor as the top candidate for the titular role, according to Twitch Film.  Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves are said to be the other contenders for the part, Screen Rant reports. Brazilian director Jos\u00C3\u00A9 Padilha confirmed that a reboot of the 1987 movie is on the way back in May, saying that he hopes to bring a new perspective to the sci-fi classic.  MGM placed Robocop on hold in July of last year when the company&amp;#039;s financial problems began to escalate, before reviving the project in February.  Pine is scheduled to begin shooting Star Trek 2 later this year.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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